Category: The Home Work

Warning: By the nature of this exercise, there are spoilers for the book that I am using. So, if you plan on reading The Chocolate War by Robert Cromier, you may not want to read this post. Continue reading “Looking at History”→

35-year-old female. Married for 16 years. Mother of one daughter. Has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Built like a dwarf. Short and broad for a woman. Crazy colored hair and usually a little mussed, even after being combed. Blue eyes, green or perhaps hazel. Depends on who you ask. Crooked grin. Practical clothing. Always pockets and fabrics that can be easily washed. Comfortable shoes. Always talking, even when there is no one there to listen. Out going. Loves being around people, but not in crowds. Likes that one to one time rather than being in a busy and noisy room. Wants to talk about the books you read, what you thought of the last movie you Continue reading “Just Me”→

The firelight flickered in the darkness, casting shadows on the faces of those who huddled around it for warmth. Looking at those faces, she knew that it was not just the firelight that was casting the shadows. Wiggling her toes into the sand, she tried to push away all the things that had made them come here in the shadows folded by the mages who had huddled around them to cast their complex spells. The hurt Continue reading “Seeing Suffering”→

Yellowed light crept up on the black tree line. Standing up and stretching herself, she moved as though sleep had claimed her for centuries. It had only been an hour. Leaning against the rail of the gazebo, she looked down and smiled at the boy still sleeping in the grass.

The first time I heard Hate Me, I was in that old piece of shit that Fred let me drive. I’d never heard Blue October before. That first time was a punch in my chest and I had to pull over. Clutching at the steering wheel and breathing deeply, I tried not to cry. That song was my story and I was pretty sure that I’d never given anyone permission to sing about it. Continue reading “Hate”→

The Prompt: “What ‘chapters of your life’ would there be? Make a list of your life’s chapters. Choose one. Write five possible opening sentences to that chapter. Then write five possible ending sentences to that chapter.” Continue reading “050408”→